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Meade Not Happy With Muirhead

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Noel Meade has expressed his concern about the welbeing of Muirhead ahead of the horse´s participation in the opener at Cheltenham.

"He hasn´t eaten well since coming over and is lighter than I would like."

Andrew McNamara thinks the ground will ride at least yielding on the first day. "It is lovely ground, probably soft around the 3rd last hurdle."

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